Morrissey provoked a backlash after sharing a statement about the Manchester terror attack that took aim at politicians.

The Manchester-born singer criticised Prime Minister Theresa May’s comments about the attack that left 22 dead, saying: "How easy to be unafraid when one is protected from the line of fire."

The former Smiths frontman wrote a Facebook post on Tuesday in which he also criticised Manchester metro mayor Andy Burnham and London mayor Sadiq Khan.

He said: “Theresa May says such attacks 'will not break us', but her own life is lived in a bullet-proof bubble, and she evidently does not need to identify any young people today in Manchester morgues.

"Also, 'will not break us' means that the tragedy will not break her, or her policies on immigration."

"Politicians tell us they are unafraid, but they are never the victims," he wrote (Image: Manchester Evening News)

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He continued: "In modern Britain everyone seems petrified to officially say what we all say in private. Politicians tell us they are unafraid, but they are never the victims.

"How easy to be unafraid when one is protected from the line of fire. The people have no such protections.”

But his comments were soon met with criticism, with many reminding him about Jo Cox who was tragically shot and and stabbed to death outside her constituency surgery in Birstall, West Yorkshire.

“Morrissey: ‘politicians… are never the victims.’ He seems to have missed the murder of Jo Cox. Perhaps she didn’t feature in his bubble?” one Twitter user wrote.

The singer shared this statement on Tuesday (Image: Facebook)

"All respect lost for Morrissey; says politicians are never the victims but seems to forget about a certain Jo Cox," wrote a second.

Another shared: “What about Jo Cox, Morrissey? She was a politician and paid with her life.

Monday's attack killed 22 people and also left the suicide bomber dead. Around 60 other people were injured.

Last night, IS claimed responsibility for the arena atrocity. The terror group said in a statement: “With Allah’s grace and support, a soldier of the Khilafah [caliphate] managed to place explosive devices in the midst of the gatherings of the crusaders in the British city of Manchester.”